If you’re not used to separating your organic food scraps for compost collection—which became mandatory in New York City in 2025—you probably think it is gross or overwhelming, but I’m here to tell ...

Composting is now mandatory in all five boroughs of New York City. That means that city residents must separate their organic refuse from their ordinary household trash and place it in a separate ...

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Anyone can compost in their backyard. Composting has benefits even if it never turns into "black gold." It really isn't hard. I first tried to compost in 2007, when I moved into an apartment with a ...

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